Uncommon Birds in Austria
Our list for Austria has 101 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 48 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors and 19 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Austria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 101, most common first
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common CraneGrus grusPassage migrantUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Oct–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly May–Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaSummer visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaWinter visitorUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made